BBC Sessions: 1965-1968 (2000)

About this title: A solid compilation of 1965-68 BBC performances. It's heavier on their early mod years than their later psychedelic ones, which are essentially only represented by three songs from a 1968 broadcast (of which only one, "Lazy Sunday," is an original). Still, this has energetic (and, by the standards of BBC archive tapes from the 1960s, good-sounding) versions of the early singles "Whatcha Gonna Do About It," "Sha-La-La-La-Lee," "Hey Girl," and "All Or Nothing," as well as a few first album-era songs, highlighted by "You Need Love," the template for Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love." "Whatcha ... read more

Tracks:

1. What'cha Gonna Do About It? [Samwell/Potter]
2. Jump Back [Thomas]
3. Baby Don't You Do It [Dozier/Holland]
4. Shake [Cooke]
5. Sha-La-La-La-Lee [Shuman/Lynch]
6. You Need Loving [Marriott/Lane]
7. Hey Girl [Marriott/Lane]
8. E Too D [Marriott/Lane]
9. One Night Stand [Marriott/Lane]
10. You'd Better Believe It [Lynch/Ragovoy]
11. Understanding [Marriott/Lane]
12. All or Nothing [Marriott/Lane]
13. If I Were a Carpenter [Hardin]
14. Lazy Sunday [Marriott/Lane]
15. Every Little Bit Hurts [Cobb]
16. Rare Interviews With Steve Marriott
17. Rare Interviews With Steve Marriott
18. Rare Interviews With Steve Marriott
19. Rare Interviews With Steve Marriott
20. Rare Interview With Kenny Jones

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.